Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-15

SKATTLx, Feb. N.-DealeTs In potatoes
naturally wish to make il appear thai
there are large quantities Of potatoes
still in the country and that they are
worth At wholesale from $i8930 per
ton. However much truth there may
be in their assertions, this is fact, that
potatoes are considered valuable prop
erty about this time In this neiQhboF-
hood. Grocers Who buy from whole
saleFa IN this city say that they have to
pay from 423@27.50 per ten. Farmers
can figure from these prices hoW much
less thsy should receive from the whole
salers. Potatoes retail here for $1.50
per hundred weight.
OATs-Jebbing. SIS per ton; retail,
eI.e0 10 50 per Ton.
HOPS The only price known 10 be
offered al present is 20 cents per pound.
HAY-JobbinQ at 81 per ton aud re-
tail at 81 per hundred-weight or so per
ton.
wHEAr-Wholesals, $50 per ton; re-
tail. $l.75 per GENITAL.
CORN-Orushed or whole, wholesale,
go per ton; retail, $l.60 per GENITAL.
OIL OAkE MEAIS-Wholesale $35
per ton; retail. 2 cents per pound.
BEEF - Advancing. Wholesale, 3
cents: retail, 10 20 20 cents per pound.
AUTHORITARIAN, 3 cents; retail,
6 TO Is cents per pound.
PORk-Wholesale, z cents; retail 8
TO l23< cents per pound.
FLOUR-WhOlesale, $A75; retail. s.
Der barrel.
BUrTER-Rstail from IS to 50 cents
poR roll OF two pOunda
EGGS-Wholesale, 81 cents; retail
40 cents per dozen.
CHICKENS-w hOlesals, IS; retail,
S6.
APPLES-Wholesale, IS 70 60 eats,
and retail for 20 cents to 81.
CABBAGE Wholesale, IL cents I;
retail. ? cents per pound.
ONI0NS-Wholesals, $50 TO 81 per
GENITAL retail, q 10 5 cents per pound.
COAL Retail. 81 per ton as hunkers.
WOOD Retail. cord wood, $25o ;
stove wood, blocks, 81; stove wood.
split. $5per cord, delivered.
IRO Founders pay f24aSo per ton
for pig iron.
SEED-Cloyer, from Is to - cents
per pound Timothy. 81 10 cents; red
Top, ii cents; orchard grass. Is eeRts;
alfalfa, u cents perennial mllles, 80
cents per poand.
PORTLAND.
Portland. Feb. heat-For eien
markets continue dali. Others shss no
material change. Our own Is dull and
without change.
Oats-Losal stocks and supply light,
the market ruling firm al $3.50 cents.
Eggs-fae decline 20 3 cents is gene
raj today, aad stocks are moving more
freely.
Petatoss-Llssle doing, the market
being Arm 81 5 l. CSC 40 under COED ad
vices. Arrivals ligat.
Onions-0feFin0 small and market
fFm At about $40.
PoultFy-C hickens about ssea1y 81
IS Old4 50. Turkeys irregular. Other
poultry duh and unchanged.
kOur--kaiE local request, With only
fair stock. Market arm as st2a
San xRAMcEsco.
San RRAsoEsc0. FEB. L2s-Rainy; wind
southeast.
Whsat-very wsak bayers bid loser;
No. l shippine. 81 tS&lsTs<; futures
very active and lover.
Barley-Weak and lower; Ne. iced
SPOT, Sc. 81 ; storage raid. sL0al9
9l.uocas
Oass-verY little inquiry and holders
and ID dificuis 30 dad b1ysrs; Oregon,
nominal. &Ito9t 50.
Potatoes-fhFm and demand good for
ehoieesquoss Oregon B1Fbanks. 81. 7o92;
Peerless and GaFnes Chile, 81 90 1 90.
Baes-AArket IRA and demand good
Calcnttas. Sad6e.
Salms1-SssAdy; futures Of 81 exc
LIS talksd for ColambiA River brands.
Onioas-Steady al eA124o.
CHICAGO.
CHIoAeo. fsh. I3.-Ps0yisions-Shors
rihs. 8 IS PEI handred weighs; sho1l
dsrs. 8 Ss9Ss0s shoEt cleAr, g. 5o1
is
Cattls-Ss era &25oGS IS per han-
drsd; hog& Foaeh and mixed. tS9SS0s
packing and shippinR, kS&aA.5os
shaep. &SsQ4 90 iamh&, &S96